Presentations – Victoria PiMakers And Others

June 16, 2020July 1, 2020

Sat. June 27, 2020 – ADSB Multiple Feeds

Details

9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation

Virtual Meeting: https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers

Interested in feeding your data to more than just Flightradar24 or Flight Aware? Unsure which feeder to install first? Confused by which dump1090 fork to install?

This presentation will demonstrate installing one feeder on your Raspberry Pi and then discuss the quirks to setting up the additional feeders (ADS-B Exchange, AirNav RadarBox, OpenSky Network, and Plane Finder) so that they all play nice together.

ADS-B Exchange: https://www.adsbexchange.com/
AirNav RadarBox: https://www.radarbox24.com/
Flight Aware: https://flightaware.com/
Flightradar24: https://www.flightradar24.com/
OpenSky Network: https://opensky-network.org/
Plane Finder: https://planefinder.net/

Here is the video of our virtual meeting:

June 1, 2020June 16, 2020

Sat., June 13, 2020 Flask: A lightweight Web Development Framework

Flask is a micro web framework written in Python. Applications that use the Flask framework include Pinterest and LinkedIn.

Presentation pdf here.

9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation

Virtual Meeting: https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers

May 23, 2020May 25, 2020

Sat. May 23, 2020 – Django Explained

Saturday, May 23, 2020
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers

Learn how django can solve your problems

Django Overview pdf here

March 31, 2020May 23, 2020

Sat. May 9, 2020 – PI Hardening (Virtual Meeting)

Learn how to harden your Pi

We’ll be conducting this meeting virtually using Jitsi
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers

March 17, 2020March 31, 2020

Virtual Meetings – 2020

We will be conducting Virtual Meetings for the next few weeks using Jitsi, a free video-conferencing system. Please use Chrome or Chromium for the best experience, or download one of the pre-built clients: https://jitsi.org/downloads

February 6, 2020April 26, 2020

Sat. April 25, 2020 – Computer Language Series (part 6) (Virtual on Jitsi)

Learn the basics of Computer Languages: c, PHP, Python, Bash

All four languages will be covered, where it will be apparent the similarities and differences of each.

Be sure to have a LAPTOP, as these are hands on sessions. https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers

This session: Functions

February 5, 2020April 13, 2020

Sat. Apr 11, 2020 – Introduction to Networking (Virtual Meeting)

Details
9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentation

This is a Virtual meeting using Jitsi. Join the meeting at:
https://meet.jit.si/vicpimakers

Interested in the basics of computer networking? Want to know how your packets get from here to there? Don’t miss this Introduction to networking presentation which will answer the following:

Why do we need Ethernet anyway?
The basics of IPv4 & IPv6
What happens when a packet is routed
Some basic SOHO network topologies

Bring your own coffee, and we’ll see you on Jitsi on Saturday!

Presentation notes:

http://www.makikiweb.com/ipv6/intro_to_networking.html

January 10, 2020March 1, 2020

Sat. Feb 22, 2020 – Language Learning Series – Arrays

Learn the basics of Computer Languages: c, PHP, Python, Bash

All four languages will be covered, where it will be apparent the similarities and differences of each.

Be sure to BRING a LAPTOP, as these are hands on sessions.

This session: Arrays

Saturday, February 22, 2020
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Camosun College Interurban Campus
4461 Interurban Road · Victoria, BC
Tech Bldg, Tec 177

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17000ft | The MagPi 98 September 24, 2020

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Embedding computational thinking skills in our learning resources September 23, 2020

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Raspberry Pi powered e-paper display takes months to show a movie September 22, 2020

We loved the filmic flair of Tom Whitwell‘s super slow e-paper display, which takes months to play a film in full. Living art His creation plays films at about two minutes of screen time per 24 hours, taking a little under three months for a 110-minute film. Psycho played in a corner of his dining… […]

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Raspberry Pi turns retro radio into interactive storyteller September 21, 2020

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